Civil Litigation
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September 30, 2025
Kathleen Bolger joins McCague Borlack as associate
McCague Borlack has announced that, after summering and articling with the firm, Kathleen Bolger has returned as an associate in its Ottawa office.
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September 30, 2025
CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT - Express terms - Arbitration and mediation
Appeal by the appellants from chambers judge’s order. The respondent commenced an action against his employer, the appellants which sought to recover unpaid bonuses and commissions he claimed were owed to him according to two annual incentive plans offered to him.
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September 29, 2025
Court partially allows appeal of contempt ruling in $5M dispute
The Alberta Court of Appeal has found a chambers judge erred in finding contempt in relation to 10 undertakings that were requested of an appellant, in a case where parties claimed and counterclaimed for $5 million. In addition, it noted the use of a large language model (LLM) by counsel that had incorrect citations.
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September 29, 2025
B.C. court rejects 25% property claim over decades-old conditional promise
The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a claim to 25 per cent of the proceeds from a property sale, brought by individuals whose father had been promised a quarter share of the land if it had been successfully subdivided.
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September 29, 2025
Jennifer Price joins Woods as litigator
Woods has announced that Jennifer Price has joined its team in Montreal.
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September 29, 2025
Ontario to raise small claims court monetary limit to $50,000
As a litigation associate, I have come to appreciate that big challenges do not always involve large sums. My experience in handling a broad range of commercial, insurance and collections disputes in Ontario’s small claims court has taught me that claims with smaller monetary amounts can present legal and factual complexities comparable to those in the regular stream of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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September 29, 2025
Ontario privacy ruling a ‘wake-up call’ for hospitals, children’s aid societies: legal expert
An Ontario court has sided with the province’s information and privacy commissioner over notification requirements after separate data breaches at a Toronto hospital and a children’s aid society in the GTA, rejecting a narrower interpretation of the duty argued by both organizations.
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September 29, 2025
Sara Romeih joins Aird & Berlis
Sara Romeih, who was called to the Ontario bar in 2020, has joined the litigation and dispute resolution group at Aird & Berlis.
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September 29, 2025
Arbitrator’s disclosure back in the spotlight with SCC’s dismissals in Aroma and Vento, part two
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on Sept. 18, 2025, an application for leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision in Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. Mexico, 2025 ONCA 82.
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September 26, 2025
Ontario opening of the courts ceremony highlights digitization, reform of Rules of Civil Procedure
On Sept. 25, judges, attorneys general, leaders of law associations and others met for Ontario’s opening of the courts ceremony, discussing various strategies that have been and will be undertaken to improve access to justice. This included digitization and reformation of the Rules of Civil Procedure.